 | ACCESSAssociate Degree Early Childhood Teacher Educators |
ABOUT US
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BOARD MEMBERS |
Anuradha Sachdev, President Lehigh and Carbon Community College and East Stroudsburg University Dr. Anu Sachdev has over 40 years of experience in the field as faculty, consultant, director, supervisor and teacher. She has a Ph.D. in comparative and international education. She also specializes in Montessori education and ESL and has worked extensively in Cambodia. She is passionate about advocacy for children and families and serves on boards of community organizations locally, state level and nationally. She currently teachers at Lehigh and Carbon Community College and East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania.  Nancy Gabriel, Treasurer Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, NY I have worked in the early childhood field for over 40 years as a teacher of young children, program director, presenter/trainer and for the last 25 years in higher education. I fell in love with teaching future teachers and have had the good fortune to be surrounded by colleagues who feel the same. Our early childhood program has been nationally accredited since 2009. I have been awarded the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2005, the NYSOD Award for Exemplary Teaching in 2007 and the Trustee Recognition Award for Outstanding Faculty in 2008 and the NYAEYC Champion for Children Award in 2018. I have been a member of ACCESS for over 20 years and have served the organization in a variety of roles and am truly honored to be the current president. My husband and I have three adult children and are blessed with 5 wonderful grandchildren.  Sharon Carter, Past President I have worked in the field of early childhood over the last 40 years. I have served as a teacher, director and now a professor in the field. My undergraduate degree is in Elementary Education and my graduate degree is in Early Education and Leadership. I have served in leadership in NC-aeyc and NC ACCESS serving as president of both organizations. I have served on the ACCESS Board as a state representative, VP of Professional Development and now as President Elect.
Jennifer Koel, PhD., VP of Professional Development
Waukesha County Technical College Jennifer has been an Early Childhood Education Instructor at Waukesha County Technical College since 2006. Dr. Jenn has vast experience working with infants, toddlers, preschoolers and teaching in the K-6 school system, with her favorite time spent in Kindergarten. She is passionate about training educators on creating safe classrooms for children with food allergies and advocating for active learning in higher ed courses. She is involved with the NAEYC Higher Education Accreditation system and is the Vice President of Professional Development for ACCESS.  D'Lee Babb, VP of CollaborationWestern Kentucky University dlee.babb@wku.edu D’Lee Babb earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Family Relations from Oklahoma Baptist University and her Master of Science in Child Development where she research father involvement with their children. She obtained her Ph.D. in Human Sciences with a concentration in Child Development from Oklahoma State University in 2010. Her dissertation topic was Pre-Kindergarten Classroom Practices in Oklahoma Public Schools: Influence of Teacher and Principal Beliefs and Characteristics. D’Lee Babb currently serves as an Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education and Child Studies Western Kentucky University in the department of Applied Human Sciences. Dr. Babb currently teaches courses such as: Child Development, Assessment of Young Children, Guidance and Problem Solving Approaches for Young Children, Development and Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers, and The Role of Play in Child Development. In the past, D’Lee has taught in preschool, toddler, and infant classrooms, led conferences about working with preschoolers, worked with early interventions, and conducted research. Her current research interests include working with third culture children in acculturation in public preschools, developmentally appropriate practices in public preschools, and teacher education. She is heavily involved with the National Association for the Education of Young Children Higher Education Accreditation system and is the Vice President of Collaborations for ACCESS. R. Taylor, Secretary R. Taylor is the Dean of Business and Technology, Early Childhood Education, and Visual Communications at Chemeketa Community College. She was formerly a full-time faculty member in Early Childhood Education and continues to teach courses part time. She has held numerous direct service roles working with children and families, including those as a home visitor, classroom teacher, and program director. She is an active advocate on multiple boards and committees for children and educators in her community.
Cape Cod Community College Debra has been professor and early childhood education program coordinator at Cape Cod Community College since 1989. She is an executive editor for NAEYC's online teacher research journal, Voices of Practitioners. She is representing ACCESS on the Power to the Profession task force and transition committee. Holly Lanoue, VP of State Affiliate Liaison Olympic College Thank you for allowing me to introduce myself, my name is Holly Lanoue. I am a mother of 3 wonderful adult children, they make me laugh all the time. I have been with my husband for 30 years and we love to travel with family and friends. I have been working in the Early Childhood field for 20years now and love working with students. I started off working at the campus childcare as student worker while attending school for my AA degree. I eventually went back to school to earn my BA Early Childhood and ME in curriculum development. I am a FT-Faculty at Olympic College and manage the Early Achievers grant for ECE students. I am looking forward to serving on the board, I love collaborating with everyone around the states and enjoy the time I get to spend learning and growing in this exciting field of Early Childhood. |
Debra G. Murphy, Ph.D., VP of Membership
Danielle Savory Seggerson, VP of Communication
Lansing Community College Danielle has been a professor in the Child Development and Early Education program at Lansing Community College, Lansing, Michigan since 2011. Her training at the Bank Street College of Education inspired her work in the early childhood classroom and now guides her work in higher education. |
